Those ancient pieces of leather should have been made with special materials and special techniques. Even after three thousand years, they were still soft and tough. Apart from some discoloration, there was almost no damage. The writing on them was slightly blurred, but it was still easy to read if one looked carefully.
Of course, there were differences between the ancient writing of three thousand years ago and the written language of the Plane of Dreams. But as ascetics, Big Beardy and the rest usually studied all kinds of ancient books, especially the ancient religious books, which were all written in this ancient language. So, as long as he could read the words on it, it was easy for him to read.
What was sealed in the sacred cavern was not some new divine art or the goddess' inheritance. It was just a message, written by the first pope and given to his successor.
Big Beardy read the content slowly as he read, "... We come from the stars... All life in the world originates from the stars... The goddess created all life, but in the beginning, she only created the seeds..."
"What does this mean?" The young nun next to him did not seem to understand.
As someone who had seen the sea of stars with his own eyes, Hao Ren obviously understood these things more easily than the four ascetics. "It means that the life on your planet came from outer space, meteorites and so on, you know? They brought it down. "
"The goddess created the seeds," Big Beardy pointed to the text on the leather and continued to read, "She sowed these seeds to the stars, and let them flourish on the planets suitable for life. We are all people derived from these seeds, both the creation of the goddess, but also just the remnants of a whole set of systems. "
So far, there was not much difference between the message and the existing books of the Disciples of Glory, only the wording was different. But the following content made everyone's eyes instantly turn serious. "... I leave this message here, hoping that when this cavern is opened for the second time, the races of the world have flourished. I do not ask for them to reach the level of ancient civilization, but at least I hope that the mortals have become strong enough to delay those powerful ancient creatures, delay our angry 'brothers'...
"A long time ago, when our world was still a barren wasteland, the stars were desolate and lifeless, and the Goddess was born from the darkness. She was the first living being among the stars that had a soul and consciousness. She was the King of Kings, the Blood of Ten Thousand, the Spirit of Ten Thousand. The Goddess was dissatisfied with the deathly stillness of the stars, so she created seeds that could cross the starry sky and spread life on various planets. When these seeds landed on the ground, they evolved into a tide of blood filled with vitality. The most primitive life form evolved from this liquid and gradually took over the land. I call the seed that first landed on our planet the Seed of Origin. It is the origin of all life on our tiny floating rocks in space. Be it great men or pawns, demigods or ants, you or me, plants or trees, they all originated from this seed.
"The felonies committed by the Ancient Magic Empire were not the creation of a perfect life, nor did they set foot in the realm of God. They committed a more serious sin. They found the flesh and blood of the Seed of Origin and began to absorb power from it. They even tried to control the power of God!
"The Seed of Origin is formed from the Goddess' bloodline. It is an extension of the Goddess' body and contains the most primitive and direct divine power. It can even be viewed as the Goddess herself. The Mage Emperors were bewitched and arrogantly tried to use the flesh and blood to reshape their own bodies, and even tried to use their mortal will to erode and control the sacred remains so that they could truly become gods. Their blasphemy against the Seed of Origin was the root cause of the disaster.
"What I'm going to say next, no matter how unacceptable or unbelievable it is to you, is 100% the truth. It is the true evolution of life on our planet …
"We are not the First Borns. After the Seed of Origin landed on the earth, it evolved more than one season of life. In the era when the tide of blood was at its strongest, the oldest and most powerful guardians were born. They evolved when the Seed of Origin was still in its prime, so they had more primitive and pure power. At the same time, they also had the firmest loyalty and faith to their mother, the Goddess. I call these ancient creatures the First Borns. These First Borns ruled the world under our feet for millions of years. It was not until they got tired of it and fell into a collective sleep that other small life forms were born from the tide of blood that had become thin, including us. We, the weak mortals, were just the Second Borns.
"The arrogance of the Ancient Mage Emperors angered the First Borns sleeping deep in the earth. They sensed that someone was destroying the structure of the Seed of Origin, so they woke up from the earth and launched a massacre.
"The imbalance of the function of the Seed of Origin also led to the beginning of the tide of blood. The remaining life force in the tide of blood evolved into another world-ending disaster. Monsters with short lives and powerful corrosive power emerged from it. They were full of hatred, and the only thing they wanted was to destroy the treacherous Borns. According to the Evolutionary Era, this should be the Third Borns.
"This is the truth of the apocalypse: the whole world was not in a sea of fire, but an ecological disaster.
"This disaster almost destroyed all the second season of life on the planet. The furious First Borns and the Third Borns swore to completely reshape the ecological structure of the whole planet. We should have been completely destroyed in this disaster, but the mercy of the Goddess saved us for the last time: some safety device she set in the Seed of Origin detected the phenomenon of mass extinction, so it activated and forcibly stopped the activities of the First Borns, and the Third Borns died quickly due to life failure. Our world was thus able to linger on.
"Those stupid Mage Emperors did not have time to destroy the safety device of the Seed of Origin. This should be the only good thing they did. I found the safety device from this cave and took it away from this dangerous place to prevent the sleeping First Borns from destroying it in their sleep and waking up early. But the safety device could not be too far away from the sealed place, so it should be properly placed in this cave within 100 casals (the ancient unit of measurement). If everything goes well, in your era, this safety device should be called the Progenitor of Life, and it is operating normally for the time being. "
Big Beardy's breath was trembling. Everyone's breath was trembling, not only because of this shocking truth, but also because everyone had a bad feeling. The young nun picked up the last piece of leather, and her premonition came true.
"The safety device is just an 'organ' of the Seed of Origin. After the Seed of Origin was seriously damaged, this organ can no longer live as it was originally designed. According to my calculation, its current remaining life limit is … 3,000 years."
"Gulp." The sound of Becky swallowing was particularly loud.
"The First Borns are about to wake up. After the safety device, the Progenitor of Life, stops sending suppression signals, they will start to move again and carry out the unfinished ecological reconstruction plan. There are three First Borns that survived the ancient apocalypse, corresponding to three sets of Progenitors of Life. These three suppression signal sources should stop working in sequence. According to my research, this should be the first to stop working, and the other two should stop working in one year and three years respectively. But even if only one First Borns wakes up, it is enough to cause a catastrophe. "
"But there is no need to be too desperate. We should have allies. According to some ancient records, some advanced civilizations from the stars once made a covenant with our world. They are the 'Second Borns' from other planets, and they know more about the secrets of the Goddess and the First Borns than we do. When the suppression signal here stops working, reinforcements from other planets will come to our world in silver ships to help us destroy the First Borns. The latter can only be killed safely when it has just woken up, too early or too late will lead to failure.
"I have pieced together this information from various ancient records. There may be some parts that are not detailed enough, but the key information is accurate. But these things are too shocking and will even cause all humans to despair. So I have discussed with my old friend that we should not rashly reveal these things to the world. If everything goes well, I will establish a sect in the world, make a will for generations, tell the world the truth in hundreds of years, and promote the revival of the mortal race as much as possible, in order to have the ability to defend ourselves against the first wave of attack of the First Borns after 3,000 years. However, if something unexpected happens and the inheritance I left behind in this world is severed, I have also left behind various inducements and arrangements in the hope that at least one person will come to this cavern. The last words I left here will allow you to understand the fate of this world.
"Finally, if anyone has really seen this, please send my regards to our brothers in the stars, and thank them for abiding by the ten-thousand-year covenant. Although the ones who made the covenant with them are the evil mage-emperors, at least our world will be saved because of this covenant.
"If the disaster really passes, I hope that the future generations can remember this: the fall of the First Borns does not mean that we mortals can be arrogant, we must always remember the heart of fear. If we repeat the mistakes of the ancient civilizations, the real wrath of the Goddess will come to the world sooner or later."
The leather covered with words fell silently on the altar. The young nun said to herself in a hoarse voice, "… The inheritance of the outside world … has long been broken …"
(On this day of celebration, I am actually at home writing …)
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